Artists and Creative Businesses funding

Grants for Artists and Creative Businesses 2026

Browse open grant programs for artists, makers, and creative businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Project grants, fellowships, and creative-economy funds for working artists and the businesses they run.

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Open grants

228

Average award

$633

Top eligibility tags

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Browse open grant programs for artists, makers, and creative businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.

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Salt Lake City Arts Council — Wake the Great Salt Lake Grants

Grantor

Salt Lake City Arts Council

Award Amount

$2,500

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Grants for Artists and Creative Businesses 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Salt Lake City Arts Council — Wake the Great Salt Lake Grants

ASCA Yéego Action Grant for Native Artists

Boulder Artists Grant

Houston Arts Alliance Let Creativity Happen Grant

ArtsNow Creative Investment Program

Puffin Foundation Artist Grants

Arts Council of Greater Greensboro Artist Support Grant

Newark Arts Alliance Artist and Community Arts Opportunities

Arts Council Artist Support Grant

Dover Art League Project and Artist Support

Durham Arts Council Emerging Artists Grant

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator

Arizona Commission on the Arts Artist Opportunity Grant

Seattle smART Ventures Grant

Montana Arts Council – Strategic Investment Grant (SIG)

Gobioff Foundation Microgrants

Boulder Arts Professional Development Scholarships

Fort Collins Artist Opportunity Grant

Alaska State Council on the Arts Career Opportunity Grant

ArtCurrents Public Art Program

Pikes Peak Arts Council Microgrant Program

Advancing Creatives Career Advancement Grants

Portland Artist Relief Fund

Connecticut Office of the Arts Grants

Scottsdale Art in Private Development Program

Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Grants and Artist Support

Sealaska Heritage Institute Business and Cultural Entrepreneur Support

South Dakota Arts Council Grants

ArtsForward Summit County Cultural Plan Grants

Atlanta Public Art Program Percent for Art

Houston Civic Art Commissions

City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Cultural Funding Program

Dallas Public Art Opportunities

Detroit ACE Arts Alley Initiative

Naugatuck Arts Commission Community Arts Support

San Diego Artist Incubator

California Arts Council Grants Oakland

San Jose Public Art Artist Opportunities

Arts Foundation stART Grant

California Arts Council Grants San Diego

Black Cultural Zone Business and Community Support

Oakland Public Art Commissions

Salt Lake City Arts Council Grants

Alameda County Arts Commission Grants

Dallas Public Art Calls and Commissions

Boston Transformative Public Art Program

Woodbridge Township Arts Grant Program

Meriden Arts Council Community Arts Support

Denver Public Art Commissions

Utah Division of Arts and Museums Grants

Olympia Artspace Alliance Creative Space Support

Artists of Color Accelerate Fellowship

Vermont Arts Council Grants

Arts Foundation Public Art Opportunities

Fairbanks Arts Association Grants and Artist Support

Sacramento Public Art Commissions

Arts Foundation Artist Grant

Vacant to Vibrant

Sacramento Creative Economy Grants

Fresno Arts Council Artist and Organization Opportunities

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